Watch List notes:

*France / U.S.A., Post-Colonial Period, Libertas Americana, copper medal, 1781, by Augustin Dupré, the iconic commemorative piece conceived by Benjamin Franklin, bearing Dupré's portrait of Liberty which was to inspire the creation of the first Federal coins (Betts 615), the surface displaying light surface marks overall and with an old verdigris spot on reverse rim, generally extremely fine; in large-sized NGC holder graded MS62 BN. Provenance: Beaumont family Collection. Also a recently-discovered piece, the medal could have belonged to several members of the Wentworth family, including John Wentworth Jr. (1745-87).
(6000-8000 GBP)